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Capture, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2016, Framed

Movement is a central theme of this page. A 1965 cast of Auguste Rodin’s Dance Movement, Pas de duex B is prominently featured here, as Koch uncharacteristically leaves the sculpture whole rather than focusing on a detail. The representation of other pairs and exuberant gestures enhances this rhythmic theme.
Each composition in the series of which this work is a part, is comprised of multiple drawing studies from individual museum collections. These compositions display enlightening affinities between various art objects and reveal Koch's keen eye. Through the drawings we are also given insight into Koch’s influences, process and the development of her own iconography. Making their world premiere at Picture Room, these drawings are a rare window into the artist’s private journals.
Aidan Koch, b. 1988 Seattle, WA, is an artist and graphic novelist. She received the 2012 Xeric Grant, and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts. Her solo exhibitions include The Midnight Room at Open Space, The Sleeper at Weekends, Mood Board at Mission Comics, and Notes at City Limits. She has has shown work in group shows at The Whitney Museum of American Art, Hester Gallery, Company, Kimberly-Klark, Signal Gallery, and more. Publications include Little Angels, published by MoMA PS1, Heavenly Sea published in The Paris Review Summer 2015 issue, and Impressions published by Peradam Press. Koch has also given lectures and workshops at educational institutions including University of Florida and Parsons. Koch currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Pencil on Paper
Unique
12 × 9.75 inches